Free Fearlings Two (The Fearlings Series Book 2) by Michael Edward

son’s grip tighten. He cannot lose control. He has to be strong for his son. He wipes his eyes and stares around the room. He speaks in a calmer tone. “We have to find her.”
     
    At that second, the outer lights where the ceiling and wall meet shatter. Sparks and glass fly around the edge of the room forcing several nearby Vauns to raise their arms to protect their faces. The outer walls have enough darkness for Fearlings and Molawners .
     
    Kynar is the first to appear and instantly the other Fearlings do as well, protectors and those who are there to attack, appear scattered throughout the room. The larger Molawners appear last, directly in front of their Vauns .
     
    Rachel’s Teelah appears along the wall twenty feet away from her. She sees Rick’s Sevol appear and then Jeff’s Rel.
     
    James stands beside his dad at the end of a table under the protection of the light. He scans the area at all the shadowy beings and is scared. He has never seen so many and he knows that not all of them are good like his Fearlings Hydron and Drawk, who appear along the wall directly in front of him, ready to protect.
     
    No one has moved yet. The humans are frozen with fear and caution while the Fearlings and Molawners are waiting. Outside in the hallways the lights shatter and the emergency lights turn on leaving darkness every thirty feet. Everyone reacts because they know that they are now the ones pinned.
     
    “Dad…?” James cries. He sees his Fearlings Drawk and Hydron step as close to the edge of darkens as they can.
     
    Rob looks to his Fearling Kynar as he speaks.
     
    “Protect,” Kynar whispers. “Protect.”
     
    “You protect James!” Rob demands to his Fearling. “Do you hear me Kynar? You protect James!”
     
    The attacking Molawner Setah , who is attached to Jeff, appears at the edge of the darkness. The Molawner reaches out through the lights. His large silky black arms grab a nearby Vaun, tossing the man straight up slamming him into the lights on the ceiling.
     
    Rachel yells as another Vaun slams up into the ceiling and falls landing on the table beside her and Rick.
     
    “Stay close,” Professor yells. He looks around the room as the Molawner Notav reaches through the light and grabs a Vaun and tosses the woman back through the entrance to land in the dark hallway.
     
    The Vaun in the hallway screams as an attacking Fearling grabs her and drags her away from the doors down the hall.
     
    Rachel hears the Vauns screams fade. Everyone knows what that means. Rachel sees the attacking Molawner Culav reach out and grab another Vaun, tossing the man straight up into the ceiling shattering more lights.
     
    “Protect,” Kynar says. He is stuck in the shadow of the darkness and is unable to reach his Vaun. He repeats his thought to Rob. “Protect.”
     
    Then the Fearlings and Molawners stop. They stare at the Vauns as they huddle in the small area of light that remains at the end of the table near Rob and James.
     
    Rick stands on one side of Rob and James. He stares at the shadowy outlines of the beings in front of him. He stands ready, with anticipation of attack at any second.
     
    Jeff stands beside Nancy. She reaches out and grabs his hand to calm the new Vaun. “Stay close to Rel, he will protect you.”
     
    “I know but you,” Jeff stops. He knows that Nancy is aware that she doesn’t have a protector. “I won’t leave you.”
     
    Professor stands on the other side of Rob and James next to Rachel. Rachel looks to her Molawner Teelah standing in the darkness in front of her.
     
    “He’s here,” Teelah says. She points across the room to the darkness along the wall.
     
    Rachel turns to see a large shadowy image of the Molawner that she has never met before. His name is Ocyrul, he walks past a couple Fearlings, and as he nears the light, he doesn’t slow.
     
    The smaller Fearlings Hydron and Drawk who protect the young James are ready. All the protecting Fearlings and